Tagged: spain

New Ferry Links Spain with Ireland, Thanks to Brexit

Something brand-new happened this month: A new ferry service between Ireland and Spain was inaugurated.Why? Because as the United Kingdom proceeds with Brexit, its half-baked plan to…

Hugely Popular European Destination Bans Apartment Rentals

Between 2015 and 2017, illegal vacation rentals, fueled by services such as Airbnb, shot up 50%. As a consequence, rent for locals skyrocketed 40%.For a small Mediterranean island…

Where Spain and Portugal Mix: A Galicia Vacation of Wine, Seafood, and Festivals

The Iberian peninsula’s rugged northwest has been divided since 1139, when King Afonso Henriques broke with his Spanish relatives to create Portugal. Eight centuries on, inhabitants of…

10 Food Rules to Follow in Spain, Plus How to Order Tapas

Briny olives, fresh seafood, rich hams, sharp cheeses, deep-fried delights: Food lovers know that Spain offers up some of the tastiest mouthfuls in Europe. And at affordable prices,…

Hotel Chain Brings Real-Time Sign Language Interpretation to Guests

Travelers who are deaf or hearing-impaired can now make use of a cool new free service at Room Mate Hotels, a Spain-based chain with 22 properties in cities around the world, including…

Where's Everybody Going? The United Nations Provides Some Answers

If you've been feeling more crowded than usual on vacation this year, it's not your imagination. The United Nations World Tourism Organization just released its tourism barometer…

No Laptop Ban on Europe Flights, A New Budget Airline, and Facial-Recognition Boarding: Today's Travel Briefing

JUNE 7, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Today's news is all about air travel.U.S. NOT EXPANDING LAPTOP BAN TO FLIGHTS FROM EUROPE—FOR NOW (Travel Weekly)For the time being, a ban on…

VIDEO: Europe's Fastest Roller Coaster Debuts at Ferrari Land in Spain

Ferrari Land, a theme park dedicated to celebrating the iconic Italian sports car, has opened within the larger PortAventura World in northeastern Spain.Visitors can get behind…

Europe's Fastest Roller Coaster, United's PR Disaster, and Britney's Leaving Vegas: Today's Travel Briefing

APRIL 12, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Each of today's news items comes with a video. We'll start with the most unpleasant. UNITED HAS PASSENGER DRAGGED OFF PLANE; VIDEO SPARKS…

A 24-Hour Food Tour of Valencia

Ancient city gates. A gorgeous cathedral. Vibrant street life. All are fundamental to Valencia’s charms. But its authentic reputation also lies in the scope and richness of its…

"Game of Thrones" to Film in Northern Spain

A beach near Barrika in Spain's Basque Country (photo: Jesús Ignacio Bravo Soler/Wikimedia Commons)On the one hand, we have a hard time understanding why people would base…

"Game of Thrones" on a Beach in Spain, Harassed Baby Seals on Beaches in England, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* WHERE TRAVELERS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ARE GOING (IT'S NOT FRANCE) (New York Times). Following the terror attacks in Paris,…

Today's Eurail Pass: A Conversation on What Travelers Need to Know

The Eurail Pass is not new, but it’s still not as well known among first-time travelers to Europe as it should be. The pass, which has a number of different iterations, allows…

Advance Reading is the Key to a Successful International Trip; Failure to Prepare via Reading is to Virtually Guarantee Disappointment

If you arrive overseas without any foreknowledge of the history, culture or politics of the country you are visiting, you are bound to have the most superficial…

Bulls Before Breakfast: A Conversation with Bull-Running Enthusiast Peter Milligan

Pauline: We have a true adventurer with us. His name is Peter Milligan, and he is the author of a new book Bulls Before Breakfast: Running with the Bulls and Celebrating Fiesta de San…

Bikini (And Speedo) Ban To Be Instituted On One of Spain's Balearic Isles

And if you guessed Ibiza, you're dead wrong.But before I reveal which island, a bit of history: In 1838 writer George Sand and her lover, composer Frederic Chopin decided to…

Cheaper Vacation Rentals and New Tours Are Being Offered in Europe as the Ongoing Recession There Forces Locals To Get Creative to Earn a Living

Would you be interested in a guided tour that focussed on the excesses of Spain's construction bubble?Apparently the idea is not as nutty as it sounds. According to NBC News, the…

Behind the Guides Explores the How To's of Finding a Private Guide

Joan Fernald, an avid traveler from Las Vegas, has found that she prefers using private guides to group tours, or all-out solo travel. “When we were in Peru, we picked up private…

Lights, Cameras, Dolphins: Clearwater, FL Gets Ready for Its Close-Up

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium (www.seewinter.com) has the slightly dilapidated look of a one-time municipal sewage treatment plant, which, by the way, it is. While the holding pools…

The Able Traveler: Accessible Adventures in Utah's Red Rock Country

At first glance, Utah's red rock country doesn't appear to be very accessible. After all, wheelchairs and rugged terrain aren't exactly the perfect mix. So does that mean…

Genealogy Tourism: Tracing Your Ancestors in Germany

While England may be our "mother country," there are more people here of German extraction than of English -- about 50 million of them, in fact. For a while, German had a chance of…

The Best Museums in Milwaukee

They've put up a bronze statue of The Fonz on Milwaukee's riverfront, and some folks are embarrassed about it. Others are angry, maybe because they think there should be statues of…

Eight Ways to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry This Summer

Restaurant weeks started as a way to promote an industry during typically slow periods, but they've turned into much larger events that many cities do twice a year -- and it's time…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard

The Upper Cape Despite the challenging economy, the Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich (at Grove and Pine streets, Sandwich; tel. 508/888-3300;…

5 Ski Destinations in the Rockies that Won't Break the Bank

The specific prices described in this article have now passed, but it remains online so that the resources named will be of future use to travelers.A ski vacation can be a…